Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng arrived at the valley ahead of time and found a restaurant closest to the Wanhua Tower. Of course, they were disguised. Once they reached the palace gate of the Wanhua Tower, guards would come out and use the excuse that Gong Ziyu had taken his bride out of the palace without permission.
They only knew that there were two of the assassins who had just arrived, but no one could be sure that Wufeng would only send these two minor characters. How could Wufeng possibly give up such a good opportunity?
On the other side, Gong Ziyu was strolling down the street with Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian. Those secretly observing them noticed Gong Ziyu walking very close to Yun Weishan, while Shangguan Qian walked alone behind them. Some time ago, news spread from the palace gates that Shangguan Qian had been chosen by Gong Ziyu.
Not long after, news spread that Gong Huanyu had died. It seemed that Shangguan Qian's life in the palace was not good. Han Yaqi, who was beside Han Yasi, saw Shangguan Qian walking alone and forlornly behind him and unconsciously clenched his fists.
Gong Ziyu, dressed in loose-fitting clothes, walked very close to Yun Weishan, exchanging a few words every now and then, always with a smile on his face. Only Gong Ziyu knew how much sweat he was sweating behind his back. Because Gong Ziyu hadn't yet had much interaction with Yun Weishan...
He was forced to go to the back mountain for trials, and then learned that Yun Weishan was a Wufeng assassin who wanted to enter the back mountain through Jin Fan and Gong Zishang. The little seed of his plan was nipped in the bud.
This time, because Jin Fan was sent back to the guard camp early, Jin Mu was with Gong Ziyu. Gong Zishang naturally wouldn't come along. Now he spends all his time in the forging workshop, studying diligently, determined to develop a weapon that could harm the palace.
The happiest of all was Young Master Hua. As long as the young lady didn't go looking for that bad luck, he was fine with anything. Last time, he stole Gong Yuanzheng's magnet from the Snow Palace and even secretly hid a small piece to take with him. No one here except the young lady and him knew about it.
Soon, Shangguan Qian left the group under the pretext of buying hairpins. Since there were only the three of them in the group, Gong Ziyu and Yun Weishan did not pay attention to where she went, so she was able to leave the group so quickly.
Yun Weishan walked to a stall, picked up an earring with her delicate hand, her face beaming with joy. She turned around and pretended not to know that Shangguan Qian had left the group, wanting to show her the earring. "Qian... Sister? Young Master Yu, where is Sister Qian?"
It was only then that Gong Ziyu noticed Shangguan Qian was no longer behind them. Considering the safety of a woman traveling alone, Gong Ziyu wanted to go look for her, but he looked at Yun Weishan with a dilemma. If he took her with him, there were too many people around, and he was afraid he would lose her too.
Seeing Gong Ziyu's concerns, Yun Weishan said, "Young Master Yu, I'll wait for you at the restaurant next door. Why don't you go find Sister Qian first?" As she spoke, she pointed to the restaurant not far away, which was where Gong Shangjiao and the others were.
Following the direction Yun Weishan pointed, Gong Ziyu knew this road very well, having walked it countless times. He nodded and gently instructed her, "Then be careful and go quickly."
Gong Ziyu stood at a distance watching Yun Weishan enter the restaurant before setting off to find Shangguan Qian. Both of them were alone. Han Ya Si approached Yun Weishan, Han Ya Qi approached Shangguan Qian, and Jin Mu approached Gong Ziyu.
Because he didn't know if there were any other people like Wu Feng watching them, Jin Mu had no choice but to suppress the urge to just pull Gong Ziyu away and respectfully called out, "Young Master Yu."
Gong Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the voice and seeing Jin Mu's figure. He was safe now. He pretended to be very anxious and said, "Jin Mu, did you notice Miss Shangguan on your way here?"
Jin Mu shook his head, and the two of them began to pretend to be looking for someone, feeling their way further and further away.
While Gong Ziyu and Yun Weishan were talking, Gong Shangjiao happened to open the window a little and saw Yun Weishan enter the restaurant, followed closely by a man dressed in black. A little while later, the man and Yun Weishan came out one after the other.
Gong Shangjiao coldly lowered the windowsill and gave Gong Yuanzheng a faint smile. "Yuanzheng, the bugs have gotten into the net."
Gong Yuanzheng's face turned bloodthirsty as he lightly brushed his fingers across his hidden weapon pouch. He had prepared new poison specifically for them. He couldn't wait to see what it would feel like to have the poison graz their skin. Once they reached the brothel, the first person he'd deal with was Zi Yi.
A woman whose entire body is covered in Gu poison could not possibly survive to the end!
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